After Snoop Dogg announced he’d acquired the Death Row Records brand in February, the terms of the deal were still up in the air. It was reported he wouldn’t have access to several classic Death Row releases, including multiple Dr. Dre and 2Pac albums.
In a recent interview with TIDAL, the inimitable Doggfather provided some clarity on what exactly owning the Death Row brand means. In the process, he revealed he’s acquired Dr. Dre’s 1992 debut The Chronic, his own 1993 solo classic Doggystyle and the Above The Rim soundtrack, among others. As for 2Pac’s Death Row releases, he’s confident he’ll be able to wrangle those, too.
“To be in control of the brand means that I got all of the pieces that I need to do what I got to do, from the masters to the publishing, to the IP, to the label, to the logo, to everything,” he said. “It’s all mine. I’m able to move it around and do what I need to do with it. As far as 2Pac’s masters, 2Pac’s masters came back to him last year.
Snoop Dogg Still Negotiating 2Pac & Dr. Dre Albums After Death Row Deal
“But I got a great relationship with his estate, and I’m pretty sure we’re going to be able to work something out … to continue some Death Row 2Pac business now that Snoop Dogg is in control of Death Row. Same with Dr. Dre and The Chronic. I got The Chronic album. I got Doggystyle, Tha Doggfather, Murder Was the Case, Dogg Food, Above the Rim. I got all those records.”
Snoop Dogg recognizes the relevance of the Death Row Records catalog, especially to those who grew up in the 1980s and ’90s. As he said, “It’s doing what needs to be done with the catalog, because these songs are symbolic in a lot of people’s lives and upbringings.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Snoop Dogg promised some singles previously unavailable on digital streaming platforms would eventually resurface, including Dr. Dre’s 1992 single “Deep Cover (187),” which introduced the young Snoop to the world.
“I’m bringing all that back,” he said. “I got all of that. I’m thinking about doing a DJ Snoopadelic mix with all of those hidden gems from Death Row that you can’t find. Then once I put them in a mix, then you got them and you can mix them and blend them however you want to.
“I want to mix it, talk over it, give you some history when you hearing it, like, ‘This record right here, ‘Puffin’ on Blunts,’ it featured Daz, Kurupt, Lady of Rage, produced by Dre. Check this shit out.’ Give you a little insight when that shit come on.”
It’s all on YouTube already
These is so awesome I love death row this lable was a big part in my life growing up
Good shit dustin? Just curious where u from?
Snoop should sign over the masters, and brand to Harry-O
Snoop and Harry so are working together, however the master’s are those artists own chit, and I believe Snoop will do right by those artists that never got their chit.
Hope there’s still some more unreleased Pac songs in the vault.
Tupac is in the Studio right now recording with Drake…
Ain’t nobody bumping that old shit no more.
Fuck off mario 10
That’s because you were born in the wrong era!
To say that people don’t play CLASSICS that defined the best era in hip hop shows how old and ignorant you are. You know the thing about streaming is people can listen to music from 10,20, 30, 40 years ago not just the bullshit you listen to.Lil somebody I’m sure fuck outta here.
This is dope news!
Go head snoop with cho bad ass
The first thing he should do is give Dre his masters for the chronic for free. It would be dope to give the guy that gave you a career ownership of his first solo album. It’s the least snoop could do.
Only right Snoop should help the man, who gave him his sound and career. His musical baby back.
I think it’s the other way around. Snoop was the main attraction on the Chronic. Snoop could do a greatest hits without Dre.
Dre won’t give Snoop a beat, but will produce whole albums for Eminem. If I’m Snoop, I’m telling Dre don’t call me now.
EXACTLY ?
DRE who is almost a billionaire?!
free? idk about that.. cheap as fuck probably. nothing is free. unless dre bless snoop free in the past a lot then it’d be diff until then business.
Dre still owns his publishing rights. He was way more money than Snoop. He could have been bought death row if he wanted to. But that gangsta rap image doesn’t go well with his Apple Deal. And ain’t to much you can do with old music. Even if you mix it. Now Fiddy making murder was the Case into a movie. You can remix that. But if you not from that era this generation not bumping that. They want to do the drugs Future rapping about. I see girls barely teenagers dressing and dancing like a hoe cause they mama grew up listening to the same shit. Every big name rapper got a daughter that’s a hoe. Look at Lori Harvey. She was the dope man bitch. Look at Benzino daughter..You want your kids growing up like Nicki Manaji and marrying a rapist. And she got a baby by him. I’m not supporting negativity.
I don’t see that happening. Snoop ain’t about it like that. Homie couldn’t even tell Pac there was a green light on him in Vegas u think he gives a fuck about how Dre feels about his masters? Soon as Snoop starts building this thing and making money, he’ll be taking shots at all the ones that helped get him there. Snoop been a snake. Don’t hate me for speaking truth.
I wonder what the status of all the other releases are. Daz solos, Nate’s unreleased DR album, OFTB, etc. I know some of the previous rights holders put out the LBC Crew and others already.
But why is he trying to partner with Puffy, who was an enemy to Death Row.
The world has moved on, you should too.
Because It ain’t that Death Row Anymore! If it don’t make dollaz it don’t make sense!
I’m glad to a few people grew up,beef is ignorance that sometimes leads to death,I’m proud of the brother moving the way he is,years ago it was impossible for a black man to his own masters,KEEP RISING TO THE TOP BLACK MAN
That’s right Snoop! I’m loving it… keep going strong and keep rising
Some of the mia death row records on streaming platforms: necessary roughness, retaliation (daz), murder was the case, greatest hits, chronic 2000 va, gridlock’d, gang related… probably more. Please bring that back Snoop for us to listen, thx
Death Row if fucked up!
Can’t be bringing much back at this stage if they sold em, neva quite got the streaming generation but all of death row fits on a 16GB micro sd card that costs 3 bucks, delete the songs you dont like hit shuffle, combine em into one mp3 in an order you like hit play, im sure theres some cuts that get played at areans and it may bring back a few gs in royalties but who buys the same songs over n over lol, i bought the casette when it cam out so ripped the cd, downloaded the flac…. but now that the artists actually own it and get a cut thats great news but i already supported when they only got 1 outta 10 dollars now its pennies per stream and i dont stream so oh well tried buying merch but got a 3 dollar walmart hoody with a patch for 90 bucks so no more merch support music is frer has been for 20 years but i wish snoop the best
Lolol this is how a cheap broke bum speaks ? ?
This shot is real. So now I can bump so real mix classics. Oh snoop you’re a saviour of hip hop.
Just release aHQ versions of the original “The Next Episode” and “G’z up, Hoez Down”
see snoop the the blue print from p own your own and make sure its black own….. death row was the cornerstone back in the days , they had good music, they add the right people to lead them to them into 2000’s may be till now, but when pac got killed deathrow became a shell of its self , snoop left to no limit, dre left to start his own , knight became a inmate , and deathrow died , now snoop has the chance to do something amazing and i cant wait to see what he has planned and with me being born in the 80’s and i know what death row ment back in them days, this has a chance to be special………… facts
And dont forget Ruthless Records owns a stake in the Chronic. But that would be a interesting story. If Dre owed Eazy everything he does for 6 years. What albums did Eazy E get paid off of since he wasn’t on Death Row that long.